Richard Dimitri
Richard Dimitri | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1942 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 2025 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–1999 |
Richard Dimitri (June 27, 1942 – December 18, 2025) was an American character actor and comedian principally known for his roles as the twin characters of Bertram and Renaldo in the 1975 Mel Brooks television show When Things Were Rotten and Roman Troy Moronie in the 1984 film Johnny Dangerously.
Dimitri also had supporting roles in the 1977 film The World's Greatest Lover with Gene Wilder and Carol Kane, and the 1989 film Let It Ride with Richard Dreyfuss, as well as numerous appearances on television shows like Hawaii Five-O (1968), the 1977 miniseries Seventh Avenue, and the late 1990s Tracey Ullman show Tracey Takes On.
He was credited as a writer on the show Going Bananas, a live-action superhero show created by the Hanna-Barbera studios, and also produced and wrote a pilot for a comedy show called Roosevelt and Truman, about a pair of bail bondsmen/security guards with the names Roosevelt and Truman.[1][2]
Dimitri died in Los Angeles on December 18, 2025, at the age of 83.[3]
References
- ^ "Richard Dimitri-Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials, 1974-1984. New York: New York Zoetrope. p. 354. ISBN 0-918432-61-8.
- ^ Evans, Greg (January 8, 2026). "Richard Dimitri Dies: 'When Things Were Rotten', 'Johnny Dangerously' Actor Was 83". Deadline. Retrieved January 8, 2026.